ISBN 978-0-626-32290-8 EN 1176-10:2008 SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Playground equipment and surfacing Part 10: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for fully enclosed play equipment This national standard is the identical implementation of EN 1176-10:2008, and is adopted with the permission of CEN, Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium. Published by SABS Standards Division 1 Dr Lategan Road Groenkloof Private Bag X191 Pretoria 0001 Tel: +27 12 428 7911 Fax: +27 12 344 1568 www.sabs.co.za SABS
EN 1176-10:2008 Table of changes Change No. Date Scope National foreword This South African standard was approved by National Committee SABS/TC 1090, Safety of playgrounds and playground equipment, in accordance with procedures of the SABS Standards Division, in compliance with annex 3 of the WTO/TBT agreement. This SANS document was published in August 2010. Reaffirmed and reprinted in July 2015. This document will be reviewed every five years and be reaffirmed, amended, revised or withdrawn. SABS
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 1176-10 NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM May 2008 ICS 97.200.40 English Version Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 10: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for fully enclosed play equipment Équipement d'aires de jeux et revêtements de surface d'aires de jeux - Partie 10: Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai complémentaires spécifiques aux équipements de jeu totalement fermés Spielplatzgeräte und Spielplatzböden - Teil 10: Zusätzliche besondere sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für vollständig umschlossene Spielgeräte This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 April 2008. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 2008 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. B-1050 Brussels Ref. No. EN 1176-10:2008: E
EN 1176-10:2008 (E) Contents Page Foreword...3 1 Scope...4 2 Normative references...4 3 Terms and definitions...4 4 4.1 4.2 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.3.4 4.3.5 4.3.6 4.3.7 4.3.8 4.3.9 4.4 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.3 4.4.4 Safety requirements...6 General...6 Emergency procedures and fire safety management...6 Materials including flammability...6 Evacuation...6 Design and manufacture...10 Structural integrity...10 Impact protection...10 External climbability...10 Visibility...10 Determination of spaces and areas...10 Connections...11 Rope features...11 Lighting...12 Signage...12 Specific equipment...12 Drop slides...12 Overhead track rides (rigid)...13 Ball pool...15 Electrically powered equipment...16 5 Inspection and maintenance information to be provided by the manufacturer or supplier...16 6 Test reports...18 7 Marking...18 2
EN 1176-10:2008 (E) Foreword This document (EN 1176-10:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2009. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This European Standard consists of a number of parts as follows: EN 1176-1, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods EN 1176-2, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for swings EN 1176-3, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for slides EN 1176-4, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for cableways EN 1176-5, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 5: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for carousels EN 1176-6, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 6: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for rocking equipment EN 1176-7, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 7: Guidance on installation, inspection, maintenance and operation EN 1176-10, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 10: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for fully enclosed play equipment EN 1176-11, Playground equipment and surfacing Part 11: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for spatial network This part of EN 1176 should not be used in isolation, but in conjunction with EN 1176-1, EN 1176-7 and EN 1177. For inflatable play equipment see EN 14960, Inflatable play equipment Safety requirements and test methods According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. 3